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I Told Her I Was Sorry I Could Not Do It

She asked me for the impossible. I have never worked with her daughter. She wanted me to write her a recommendation letter. Her daughter has the same training I do. However, last year she quit three school jobs in the middle of the year. It is simply not done And neither is writing a recommendation letter for someone you do not know. I had only met her daughter once six years ago After the daughter threatened to kill herself. I told her I was sorry I could not do it. The request stopped. The communication stopped. I tried to call her again. I have apparently been blocked. It was a one-way friendship I felt sad for about two days. Then I got over it.

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Date: 5/18/2021 12:41:00 PM
It’s really hard to understand what makes some people tick, Caren! Good for you for sticking to your principles!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/18/2021 1:55:00 PM
I told her it would be a disservice for a person who had never worked with her daughter to write a letter. She wanted me to write a "character" reference; I was not able to do that either.
Date: 5/18/2021 12:03:00 PM
Hello Caren, You did the right thing. Your right it was a one way friendship. You do not need that. I am proud of you. Hugs Darlene
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/18/2021 4:14:00 PM
Hello Caren, now you know. yes you did learn. Hugs Darlene
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/18/2021 12:40:00 PM
I had no idea she was this shallow; but I learned.
Date: 5/18/2021 9:54:00 AM
Good. For the life of me, I cannot understand people who make such requests then are angry when you cannot comply...then have the audacity to block you. Been there, Caren...it's more commonplace than we think, I think.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/18/2021 12:40:00 PM
It is such a weird thing.

Book: Shattered Sighs